Declaration of Dr. Ran Kivetz — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 161.2)

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     Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC          Document 161-2    Filed 02/10/23    Page 1 of 3



 1   Susan D. Fahringer, Bar No. 21567                 Gabriella Gallego, Bar No. 324226
     SFahringer@perkinscoie.com                        GGallego@perkinscoie.com
 2   Nicola C. Menaldo, pro hac vice                   PERKINS COIE LLP
 3   NMenaldo@perkinscoie.com                          3150 Porter Drive
     Erin K. Earl, pro hac vice                        Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212
 4   EEarl@perkinscoie.com                             Telephone: 650.838.4300
     Anna M. Thompson, pro hac vice                    Facsimile: 650.838.4350
 5   AnnaThompson@perkinscoie.com
     PERKINS COIE LLP                                  Hayden M. Schottlaender,
 6   1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900                     pro hac vice
 7   Seattle, WA 98101-3099                            HSchottlaender@perkinscoie.com
     Telephone: 206.359.8000                           PERKINS COIE LLP
 8   Facsimile: 206.359.9000                           500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3300
                                                       Dallas, TX 75201-3347
 9   Attorneys for Defendant                           Telephone: 214.965.7700
     Thomson Reuters Corporation                       Facsimile: 214.965.7799
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                                    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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                                       SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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      CAT BROOKS and RASHEED                      Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC
15    SHABAZZ, individually and on behalf of
      all others similarly situated,              DECLARATION OF DR. RAN KIVETZ IN
16                                                SUPPORT OF THOMSON REUTERS’
                            Plaintiffs,           STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO
17                                                PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE
             v.                                   MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER
18                                                ANOTHER PARTY’S MATERIALS
      THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION,                SHOULD BE SEALED
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     Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC                                    KIVETZ SEALING DECLARATION
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 1           I, Dr. Ran Kivetz, declare as follows:
 2           1.          I am the Philip H. Geier, Jr., Professor of Marketing at Columbia University
 3   Business School. I was asked by counsel for Thomson Reuters Corporation to provide an opinion
 4   in the above-captioned case. I make this declaration based upon personal knowledge and if called
 5   upon to do so I could and would testify competently to the facts set forth herein.
 6           2.          On October 11, 2022, I was deposed in connection with the above-captioned
 7   action. Counsel for Plaintiffs asked me to answer several questions regarding my personal
 8   finances, and the finances for the company through which I provide expert services. Thereafter,
 9   Plaintiffs included information and excerpts from that deposition testimony to support their
10   Omnibus Motion to Exclude Defendant’s Expert Opinions on Class Certification (“Daubert
11   Motion”) (Doc. 158-3).
12           3.          The disclosure of the materials described in the table below would cause harm to
13   me because they reflect detailed information about my personal finances. This financial
14   information is not publicly known. The resultant harm would be financial, including because my
15   current and future sources of income might make decisions based on the totality of my income.
16   The public disclosure of my private finances could also significantly impact my professional
17   opportunities with respect to present and future employment, engagement, and promotion
18   decisions. There may also be social repercussions from the public disclosure of my personal
19   finances to my friends, family, colleagues, and community. Finally, I am concerned that the
20   information is misleading, particularly because it is offered without important context.
21                Cite                                       Portion(s) to Seal

22     Dkt. 158-3                 FN 5: After “But while a lucrative practice (generating” and before
       Pls. Brief (9:27)          “of dollars a year),”
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       Dkt. 158-4                 Kivetz Dep. at 27:16-28:5
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       Mura Decl. Ex. 1
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       Dkt. 158-4                 Kivetz Dep. at 40:5-23
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27     Dkt. 158-4                 Kivetz Dep. at 41:18-20
       Mura Decl. Ex. 1
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 1           I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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             Executed on February 10            New York
                                  ___, 2023, in ____________.
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     Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC                                          KIVETZ SEALING DECLARATION
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